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I bought a 1.5 oz bottle of Sol Sunguard Altitude last year in Olympia (at Olympia Outfitters). I went back this year to re-supply and they (Olympia Outfitters or the store about 3-4 blocks north - Alpine something-or-other) do not carry it, and none of the clerks know why, nor where to get it. Anyone here know? I find their website tells all about it, but has no contact links. I'm specifically looking for the 1.5 oz bottle with the clip. SO handy. thanks, "Grandpa Dave"

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Now that's funny. No, I don't do stuff that warrants that kind of action anymore. To old for that. Now, it's getting to be a quest - I gotta find out what's going on. ISP tech support says they can get there fine, so does billcoe (next post). AV and firewall have been checked here, no issues with them. Weird.

It's a mystery to me, I cannot find anything about summitpost.org - no access to summitpost.org, no access via IP (69.20.54.149), no discussions anywhere. Anyone here have any info?

Check your e-mail, please.

Any of you folks out there notice this? http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/10522631-35/story.csp It makes me angry, and I don't live there, but I do visit often. If you care to comment, here is a link: www.fs.fed.us/r6/willamette/manage/travel-mgmt/index.html.

And pictures..... oooh, pictures are REAL nice.

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Excellent idea! Those guys need stuff like this. My son's on the way back for his 3rd time shortly, and he tells me that there usually isn't enough variety.

Dave I sent you a PM,good luck! Got it, good info, thanks. D

Nice Fat-Fingering.... Which model is what I intended.

What brand/moedl, etc Please? Thanks, Dave

Oh, man... wish I had some tools to trade! This would be perfect for pheasant hunting from the car....

Thank you all for your thoughtful answers, I have the 60CSx, and am considering whether to add a mechancial altimeter to the pack. I think that for now, I will not. Compass and water proof maps are my primary, the GPS is secondary (and for fun). Dave

Yes, there was, and I looked into it for a few pages, but didn't see anything about mechanical altimeters. I also wondered if they are heavier than the electronic counterparts, but they also don't need batteries nor to their faces go bad in the cold. I'm looking to buy one before this coming summer, and am starting my research here, now. thanks all, Dave

And I do want to avoid the "grim situation" next summer, but want also to be prepared as much as I can if it occurs. And this brings me back to the original question - which, if any, of the current crop of altimeters are you most satisfied with, and why? Which are to be avoided (and why)? Do the mechanical ones offer any advantages, or are they merely "old school" now and have been sucessfully replaced by the electronic age? Thanks all for the comments so far, Dave

Originally, I posted on the newbies forum as I fit into that category, and having read the discussion a while back on altimeters, didn't see anything about mechanical altimeters, so am posing the question here also: Of all the altimeters (watches, fobs and so on) available, do any of you have any particular + or - opinions that you'd care to share? Are the electronic ones any good? Mechanical better or worse? I'm looking for "whiteout conditions" type usage. would you suppose that a GPS (60CSx) as good as any other gadget in this regard? thanks, Dave

Of all the altimeters (watches, fobs and so on) available, do any of you have any particular + or - opinions that you'd care to share? Are the electronic ones any good? Mechanical better or worse? I'm looking for "whiteout conditions" type usage. GPS (60CSx) as good as any other gadget? thanks, Dave

Robert, it's time to contact me. Dave

I was afraid of that....I haven't been a "medium" since..... well, a long time.

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Yeah, and too bad it took this many years to discover the mountain(s) and CC. Not only that, but it makes it much more intriguing. To succeed the first time would have been good enough, but not as good as trying again and again. Grandpa Dave